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Hollywood adds money, talent to made-for-Web shows
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(AP) -- Web sites that buy original video clips often pay so little that "The Bannen Way," a flashy crime thriller debuting online, looked destined to be made poorly if it could be made at all.
Beijing vehicles exceed four million: state media
Dec 19, 2009 |
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The number of registered vehicles in Beijing topped four million this week, state media reported, meaning a quarter of the 16 million permanent residents in China's capital have a car.
Obama hails 60th Senate vote for health care
Dec 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Jubilant Democrats locked in Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson as the 60th and decisive vote for historic health care legislation Saturday, putting President Barack Obama's signature issue firmly on a path ...
Netbooks start raising the stakes
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 18, 2009 |
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The standard desktop computer is about as popular as swine flu these days, with all the major innovations happening in the laptop and netbook segment.
Video game watchdog shuts down, victim of economy
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- David Walsh said when he was assembling his first report card on video game violence 13 years ago, children were attacking on-screen monsters or aliens with imaginary chain saws and guns.
Analysts warn that FTC suit could damage Intel
Dec 18, 2009 |
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The Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Intel Wednesday -- the most far-reaching in a string of recent regulatory actions -- poses a huge threat to the Santa Clara, Calif., chip giant and could reshape the semiconductor ...
Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported ...
HP researchers try to tell you who your friends are
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Most people have scores of contacts, scattered around their mobile phone, e-mail address book and multiple social networking sites. Scientists at Hewlett-Packard can tell you which of those contacts are your closest friends.
YouTube music label means all artists are with the bandwidth
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Craig Benzine had weathered almost 10 years with his band, Chicago-based indie rockers Driftless Pony Club -- self-releasing two albums along the way -- with no luck.
Nanotech treatment gets boost with GSK licensing agreement
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation announced today that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio’s unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in ...
Google out to shake up the smart-phone industry
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Google, already a disruptive presence in the mobile phone industry, seems to be itching to reshape it once more. As early as January, the company plans to sell directly to consumers a new smart-phone that will not be "locked" ...
Tech investing will be a tougher play in 2010
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Mutual funds that bet exclusively on technology stocks are the star performers of 2009.
RIM 3Q profit up 59 pct on record BlackBerry sales
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. surprised Wall Street on Thursday as it reported a 59 percent increase in third-quarter income, boosted by new subscribers and record sales of its smart phones.
Oracle expects EU to approve Sun deal next month
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Oracle Corp. said Thursday that its profit jumped 12.5 percent in the latest quarter and that it expects the European Union will finally approve its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc. ...
Shoppers with smart phones IQ squeezing retailers
Dec 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The rise of smart phones, with their go-anywhere Web access, is changing the shopping game this holiday season.
